Hebrews 11

Hebrews 11 is one of the magnificent passages in the BibleIt is right up there with Psalm 23, The Lord’s Prayer, and 1 Corinthians 13- we won’t just step into Hebrews 11 – we need a running start• last week’s passage culminated in two statements◦ a line from the OT: my righteous one shall live by faith◦ a line from writer: we are those who have faith• it’s a fair question to ask, What does faith do for us?◦ how does it make my life different from anyone else who is without faith?◦ What is faith and what does it look like?- Hebrews 11 gives us answers to these questions• first, faith is defined – not with a dictionary type of definition◦ but by explaining what faith does for us and how it challenges us◦ then it shows us faith in living examples